Quotes by Richard Platt

“The fear of flying prevents people from traveling to such a degree that it affects family life and business opportunities.”

“In fact, until that point, there had only been tariffs on imported goods.”

“I was surprised that there were only 16 slaves in Milford at the time. Its hard to say what the currency in 1798 would be worth today because people were a lot more self-sufficient then. Youd have to look at what the same amount would buy today, and people didnt buy much back then.”

“Its time to do it again. There are still very many people who are afraid to fly.”

“Those people who were phobic about flying, at that time, they werent even going to consider flying. It pushed some people who were phobic even further away from wanting to do anything about it.”

“Disaster!: Catastrophes That Shook the World”

“This will be possible because drug dispensing can be linked to individuals other health information.”

“An unintended effect of the Medicare Part D benefit could be the creation of the worlds most valuable resource for understanding how drugs are used, especially by the elderly and the chronically ill, and their risks and benefits.”

“The idea is to build a model system that can be adopted by health systems across the country. Its vital that we find ways to improve communication between clinicians and public health personnel to more quickly recognize actual and potential problems that affect large numbers of people.”

“This new support will improve our ability to use electronic healthcare data to enhance public health capabilities in detecting outbreaks of serious infectious diseases. We are particularly interested in recognizing unusual patterns of illness at the earliest possible time.”